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A special ladies weekend will be held August 29 – 30 at the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation in Dundee, IL.
The Weekend is designed to connect ladies to the outdoors. All day Saturday August 29 is a chance for 75 ladies to choose from a variety of activities.
Participants choose from several... [ READ MORE... ]

GARY BORGER'S JUNE PICNIC
Bring the Family to GBTU's Summer Picnic Thursday, June 11 at Central Park, boat dock pavilion, in Vernon Hills (between Little Lake and Big Bear Lake). The pavilion is off Lakeview Parkway just north of Rt. 60. Turn into the park where the sign says “Century Park” (... [ READ MORE... ]

Illinois Council Women's Initiative will host a free introduction to fly fishing and tying clinic on April 18, 2015 at the Cabela's in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
10 am - 12 noon Introduction to Fly Fishing
Includes background on Trout Unlimited, a review of equipment, local places to fish and... [ READ MORE... ]

2015 UPPER MIDWEST REGIONAL MEETING
The meeting will be held on March 28-29 in Bloomington, MN with an optional fishing day on Friday March 27th, hosted by MN TU members.
As was the case last year, the Council will reimburse each chapter for 50% of the cost to send two representatives to the... [ READ MORE... ]

Thanks to all who volunteered for the BassPro Fishing Classic in February. We gathered contact information on interested individuals and provided GB chapter information to many.
Thanks to a donation from BassPro, we were able to rafle off a fly rod and reel. The lucky winner is Erica Maya.

Spring Trip to the Driftless in Wisconsin - May 8 and 9, 2015
Book your own hotel reservation now
That's right; we're going back to the clear water creeks of the Driftless this spring. Once again, our headquarters will be the Fenway House in Fennimore, WI. Mother's Day is that... [ READ MORE... ]

Spring Trip to the Driftless in Wisconsin - May 8 and 9, 2015 Book your own hotel reservation now.
That's right; we're going back to the clear water creeks of the Driftless this spring. Once again, our headquarters will be the Fenway House in Fennimore... [ READ MORE... ]